The Rev. Keith Ratliff Sr. of the Maple Street Missionary Baptist
Church in Des Moines issued a statement saying he was stepping down from
the NAACP national board and as Iowa/Nebraska state conference
president “due to the NAACP’s position and support of same-sex marriage.
“I
want to thank the NAACP for the privilege to humbly serve in such an
organization and thank all those I had the privilege to work with in the
states of Iowa, Nebraska and throughout the country,” Ratliff said in
the statement. He was unavailable for further comment.